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SePt- 7 1943- H, DE HAVEN 2,328,955

`SIGARETTE HOLDER AND THE LIKE Filed April 1s, 1'941 `wear `or have to be replaced.

1 Patented Sept. 7, 1943 t' 2,328,965" i I CIGARr'rE nommen@ Timmins c Hugh De Haven, NcwiYcrkJSLY. 1 Application April 1s, 194i, serieiNo-f3sa23G` f A comme, (01.1131``f`12r f` i J This invention relates'to cigar .and cigarette holders and isparticularly directed'to an im- ,proved mechanism Vfor ejecting the cigar or cigarette from the holder.` t i Thisapplication is Aa continuation-impart of my c-pending application, Serial No. '272,552,

vfiled l`\/layo9,1939.V i.

Theprimary object `of` this inventionis to Vprovide a simple and inexpensive ejectorfor use particularly `with a i cigar orfcigarette holder having a smoke tube at least part of which `conitsis'ts" of spirally woundwire forming a coil spring.

Another objectofjthe invention is to provide `an ejector that is operated by merely extending the coils of ,wire in the smokeitubefand then "permitting thesametocontract to normal position. Y

A further ob'ject ofthe inventionis toprovide wanI ejector that may be formed from awsingle length of metal wire.` f

4" A still AfurtherobjectY of the invention to 'provide an ejector that does not haveV any intertting or machined parts that are subject to A`v still further object `of theinvention is to l vr.ligure Ais"` a `fragmentary i longitudinal"` sectional View" of a. modified form of holder Aernbodyingmy invention; c o, i `ljigure 9` is a transverse seiyztiona-lviewk thereof taken on the'liner 9--9 of Figure `Si; Figure '10` is a perspective view. of an `ejector used in this `modiiication;Land

Figure 11 is a fragmentaryiorigitiiriiiii'eeee tional view of anotherV modified forrnvof holder embodyingmy invention.` t i i *l In theidrawillg, I` have shown my Vinvention embodiedin a cigarette holder. However, it

, should be understood that the featuresy of Hthe holder and ejecting mechanism ywhich comprise the present` invention maybeadapted toioperate 'equally well in. eitheria cigar or Na' Ycigarette holder withoutfdeparting .fromfthe 4scope Vof` the invention.' `i

, Byreferencettothet drawing; it `Willbeeseen provide an ejector that may be veasily removed i 1 `from the holder to facilitate cleaning of -the smoke passage as well as the ejector. l i

l Other objects of this invention will becom i apparent from thevlfollowing specification and the .accompanying drawing that `forms a part "thereof,

"Inthe drawing, wherein likenumerals designateil-ike parts throughout the several views,I

Figurefl is anelevation of "a holder i con `structedintaccordancewith the invention and` showing a cigarette positioned therein; t

i i `Figure 2 isian'enlarged fragmentary longitu- .linal sectional View takenonthe `line Z-Ztof Figureli j i t Figure v3 isa sirnilar` view,`but showing the i smoke tube in extended position and the ejector therein, rette;

preparatory to theejectionfof-a ciga- Figure 4 is the same view the cigarette;

i Figure 5 is atransvnerse sectional view taken l y t Figure 6 is a perspective View trie ejector;

i 7 iS an enlarged fragmentary longiituiiinalsectional i tended position:-

view ofthe smoke tube in exthat the holdercomprises asnlokeftube l formed of spirally wound wire, having an'enlarged-iportion `2yat one end adaptedto receive and hold a cigar or cigarette `3, and a! body portion A extending from said `enlarged portionfto `the` opposite end of `the' smoke tuberi Thebody portion `Amay be `tapered slightlyfso it will :fit snugly into abit or mouthpiecefand `:form a substantially airtight connection therilewitlir.-

i The enlarged portion aferiii theftooyoortioo t of thesmokeftubel areconnectedbya tapered portion 6' that provides a smooth surface-,for

theismoke tube i and: also ygives vit "aepleasing api `A fermier my be inserted` iii eriiergeo portion 24 to hold the-:cigarette AThe inner di; ameter; of' theferrule' 'l -i is slightly smallerthan Vthe outer diameter of 1f the-cigarette so ciga'- t rette isv compressed slightly when it is inserted t l in the holder; The innermostcportion of `the ferrule is tapered for aipurposezto be hereinafter describedo` "A rim-Bis formed on `the 4outer end as Figure3,but afterV t the `smoke tube has .returned to its contracted @position and the ejector has operated to eject of the ferri'ile one"ihisiimfiieriieuy erioireies thelrst coilo'f wire lin the" enlargedfportion `2 0f the finiqkj when hlfld .th lffrul in 'Placa The Coill'springlsnlioktettube lA t soV that the convoluticfrisoftheispiralA- I' l snugly4 adjacent neachotherto forni a substani nellyA airtight weiijeboutjthe passage .through the tube. Theicoils are ofrsuicient stiiinesstto normally resist `movement yof the convolutions from their snugly. adjacentipositions fHowever,

j the sinQKetube, rezaisonsfifitsv coil spring-like construction,` may `be extended and,v contracted as Shownin Figures 3i 2111145@ Operai? endemo? upon extension and subsequent contraction of said tube to forcibly eject said article from said f holder. l

l2-. A holder for an article ofthe character described comprising a spring f like smoke `tube adapted to hold said article, and an ejector disposed in Said tube, said ejector cooperating with said tube to eject said article upon extension and subsequent contraction of said tube. l

`3. A holder for an article of the character described including a smoke tube formed of a strip l of spirally wound wire, and` an ejector cooperating with said tube and operable upon extension i and subsequent contraction thereofl to eject said article from said holder.

4. In holder for an article of the character l described, 'a coil spring tube, means for holding o said article substantially in longitudinal alignment with said tube, and an ejector having an element engaged with said' tubeto move said ejector relative to saidV holding means upon eX- l tension and subsequent contractionof said tube thereby ejecting said article from said holding means.

` 5. In a holder for an article of the character fdescribed, a coil spring tube, means for holding "said article substantially in longitudinal aligno ment with said tube, and anejector having an *abutment movable longitudinally in said holding means to engage and force said articlefrom said `holding means, said `v'ejector having a pair of legs connected to said abutment and extending into and engaging the coils forming said tube Whereby said abutment is moved relative to said holdl ing means upon extension and contraction of said coil spring tube. j ,j j

6. In a holder for an article ofthe character described, a coil spring tube connected between Y longitudinally within said holding means and a means for holding said article and a mouthpiece,

and an ejector having an abutment vmovable pair of legs extending from said abutment into said tube with pointson the ends of said legs adapted to engage the coils of said tube, said legs` being arranged to slide over said coils during extending 'movement of said tube and to engage with said coils during contracting movement of said tube whereby said abutment is v moved relative to said holding means and said article is forced from said holding means.

ing and contracting said coil spring portion thereby forcibly ejecting the article `from said holder,

8. A holder for an article of the character described, comprising a spring like smoke tube, and an ejector disposed in said tube, said ejector having a pair of diametrically opposed elements slidably engaged with the inner Walls of said smoke tube and being rendered operative upon extension and subsequent retraction of said tube to forcibly eject said article from said holder.

` 9. A holder for an article of the character` described, comprising a spring like smoke tube adapted to hold said article, an ejector for forcibly ejecting said article from said holder, said ejector having means engageable with said tube and rendered operative upon the extension and subsequentretraction of said tube.

HUGH DE HAVEN.

Sept. 7, 1943. c. L. DlcKsoN 2,328,966

DECIMAL FINDER l Filed neej s,A 1939 l 'Nm 133 55 Q16 zNvENTOR wmf/ww@ 

